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Best places to live in Greater Jackson

11 places with 312,304 residents within about 20 km of Jackson, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Jackson, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Madison (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,799 residents    65
  2. 2Flowood
    Mississippi, 8,705 residents    64
  3. 3Richland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 7,087 residents    64
  4. 4Pearl
    Mississippi, 26,462 residents    61
  5. 5Florence (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 4,363 residents    60
  6. 6Brandon (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 23,529 residents    58
  7. 7Ridgeland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 24,351 residents    56
  8. 8Cleary
    Mississippi, 1,544 residents    54
  9. 9Clinton (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,254 residents    36
  10. 10Byram (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 11,509 residents    32

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For retired couples

  1. 1Madison (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,799 residents    69
  2. 2Flowood
    Mississippi, 8,705 residents    65
  3. 3Ridgeland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 24,351 residents    63
  4. 4Richland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 7,087 residents    62
  5. 5Brandon (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 23,529 residents    59
  6. 6Florence (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 4,363 residents    59
  7. 7Pearl
    Mississippi, 26,462 residents    59
  8. 8Jackson (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 153,701 residents    52
  9. 9Clinton (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,254 residents    51
  10. 10Byram (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 11,509 residents    47

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For remote workers

  1. 1Madison (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,799 residents    67
  2. 2Flowood
    Mississippi, 8,705 residents    64
  3. 3Richland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 7,087 residents    64
  4. 4Pearl
    Mississippi, 26,462 residents    62
  5. 5Ridgeland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 24,351 residents    61
  6. 6Brandon (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 23,529 residents    59
  7. 7Jackson (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 153,701 residents    58
  8. 8Clinton (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,254 residents    57
  9. 9Byram (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 11,509 residents    54

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For commuters

  1. 1Pearl
    Mississippi, 26,462 residents    78
  2. 2Flowood
    Mississippi, 8,705 residents    75
  3. 3Richland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 7,087 residents    73
  4. 4Jackson (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 153,701 residents    73
  5. 5Ridgeland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 24,351 residents    66
  6. 6Madison (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,799 residents    66
  7. 7Brandon (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 23,529 residents    65
  8. 8Florence (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 4,363 residents    62
  9. 9Clinton (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,254 residents    59
  10. 10Byram (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 11,509 residents    55

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For single professionals

  1. 1Jackson (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 153,701 residents    55
  2. 2Pearl
    Mississippi, 26,462 residents    53
  3. 3Flowood
    Mississippi, 8,705 residents    51
  4. 4Richland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 7,087 residents    50
  5. 5Madison (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,799 residents    45
  6. 6Ridgeland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 24,351 residents    44
  7. 7Brandon (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 23,529 residents    36
  8. 8Clinton (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,254 residents    30
  9. 9Byram (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 11,509 residents    26

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Pearl
    Mississippi, 26,462 residents    62
  2. 2Flowood
    Mississippi, 8,705 residents    60
  3. 3Richland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 7,087 residents    59
  4. 4Brandon (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 23,529 residents    58
  5. 5Madison (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,799 residents    56
  6. 6Florence (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 4,363 residents    53
  7. 7Ridgeland (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 24,351 residents    53
  8. 8Jackson (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 153,701 residents    52
  9. 9Clinton (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 25,254 residents    49
  10. 10Byram (Mississippi)
    Mississippi, 11,509 residents    45

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Towns in Greater Jackson